Join us to learn about our classes, posts that walk you through how to do things like canning and preserving as well as great tips and tricks from food professionals.

Classes & Events

The Marinate Me Baby Cooking School may be the most enjoyable school on earth – even the homework is tasty! From the novice to the experienced cook, thousands students including kids, moms and dads, business professionals, and others come alone, or together with friends to attend our classes each year. If you love to cook, entertain, or just appreciate the pleasure of great and tasty food, The Marinate Me Baby Cooking School is the place to indulge your taste buds.

How To

You may not think the do-it-yourself movement applies to you. Not so. Making some of your own staples – and a few luxuries, like chocolate hazelnut paste or better-than-balsamic maple vinegar – is possible, and it’s gratifying.

What follows is small kitchen projects that any cook can tackle. These are simple, seasonless and clear improvements on the store-bought versions. Nothing here requires special equipment; no canning or freezing is involved. It’s not necessary for you to understand lactic fermentation, or to learn the difference between bacon and pancetta.

You won’t get more local than your own kitchen; we will use it and produce results that will accompany artisanal ham, or a batch of fresh cheese with a taste that cannot be bought.

Canning and Preserving

Don’t let a single piece of produce from your garden to waste this year when you can easily can or preserve it with our easy to follow guides to canning and preserving. It’s economical and allows you to experiments with foods that might not be in the local mega-mart and know exactly where your ingredients come from. If you’ve never tried canning at home, review our basic, step-by-step instructions as well as tips on headspace, time, and temperature requirements to make your food is safe.

Tips and Techniques

Learn the skills required to prepare wonderful meals that are accessible to everyone. Even the most intimidated home cook can learn these tips and techniques and the tools to make your cooking a joyous and satisfying activity. There are an endless amount of cooking techniques one should know, but we will start with the basics.